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What's New at the NFC Forum

Future of NFC Greater Than Just Payments

Chairman Koichi Tagawa and Vice Chairman Mohamed Awad make a compelling case for non-payment applications at the NFC Solutions Summit in Burlingame, CA.

Smart Card Alliance and NFC Forum Announce New Webinar, May 9

The Smart Card Alliance in partnership with the NFC Forum held its fourth webinar, “NFC Application Use Cases -- Security Perspectives “ on May 9, 2013. This webinar, which features Jonathan Main from the NFC Forum and other experts, focused on real-life implementations and how to best secure NFC applications. View the replay here.

Q&A with Chairman in Cards & Payments Insight

Koichi Tagawa speaks with lead analyst Giles Ubaghs about the current state of the NFC market.

Video: Consumer Electronics Special Interest Group

From home entertainment to smart appliances, the Consumer Electronics industry is discovering new ways to take advantage of the power, ease, and connectivity of NFC technology. Chairman Koichi Tagawa explains how the Consumer Electronics SIG will support these innovations.

NFC Times explores NFC-Enabled Boarding Passes

Director Debbie Arnold talks with editor Dan Balaban about the NFC Forum’s collaboration with the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

NFC Forum Webcast: NFC Goes Vertical

Join NFC Forum leaders and liaison partners as they unveil the NFC Forum Special Interest Group (SIG) program and discuss the impact of the five initial SIGs -- Consumer Electronics, Health Care, Payment, Retail, and Transport -- on the global NFC ecosystem. Speakers include: NFC Forum Chairman Koichi Tagawa, Vice Chairman James Anderson, and Director Debbie Arnold; Stephan Copart of IATA; Cameron Green of GS1; and Chuck Parker of Continua Health Alliance.

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Near Field Communication to go far in 2013

The EDN Network names NFC to its "hot technologies" for 2013. Writer Suzanne Deffree examines how NFC took off in 2012, and why its growth will continue in 2013. This article features NFC Forum Director, Debbie Arnold.

Vice-Chairman James Anderson on Bloomberg TV

NFC Forum Vice Chairman James Anderson talks with 'Surveillance' hosts Tom Keene and Scarlett Fu about the current state of the NFC Mobile Payments market, and MasterCard’s PayPass solution.

Qualcomm Announcement Media Coverage

NFC Times editor Dan Balaban takes an in-depth look at Qualcomm’s joining the NFC Forum Board of Directors and what it means for the NFC industry. He also talks about the impact of other new member companies joining the organization.

Read more coverage here: http://www.nfc-forum.org/news/mc/

NFC Technology Brings New Life to Games

Jennifer Zaino of RFID Journal discusses the many ways that NFC is connecting the physical to the virtual world of games, and simplifying the user experience. This story features NFC Forum Director, Debbie Arnold.

Press Releases

Verizon Wireless and Discover Financial Services Join the NFC Forum as Principal Members

June 19, 2013

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA - June 19, 2013 - The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced that Verizon Wireless and Discover Financial Services, LLC have become members... Read More

NFC Forum Chairman and Vice Chairman to Deliver Keynote Addresses May 15 at NFC Solutions Summit

May 09, 2013

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA - May 9, 2013 - The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the global use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced that Koichi Tagawa, Forum Chairman, and Mohamed Awad, Forum Vice... Read More

NFC Forum Welcomes Google to Board of Directors

March 05, 2013

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA - March 5, 2013 - The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced that Google has upgraded its NFC Forum membership from Principal to Sponsor... Read More

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Upcoming Events

NFC Experience at GSMA Mobile Asia Expo June 26 — 28, 2013 Kerry Hotel & SNIEC, Shanghai
For the first time, Mobile Asia Expo will offer a truly interactive experience for attendees to participate in an environment where information and transactions are exchanged through mobile using near field communication (NFC) technology. Mobile Asia Expo attendees with NFC-enabled handsets will be able to take advantage of NFC technology at locations throughout the exhibition, Kerry Centre and nearby Kerry Shopping Centre. You will be able to download information and maps, try NFC vending machines, interact with smart posters and join in an NFC treasure hunt throughout the Expo, and purchase food and drink.

NFC World Congress September 24 — 26, 2013 Nice, French Riviera
As the leading event for NFC business, NFC World Congress gathers the full value chain of NFC services, from start-ups to leading players, including all the vertical implementers. Over three days, in the "NFC city" of Nice French Riviera, NFC World Congress offers a unique platform to network, develop business and exchange knowledge with over 700 conference delegates from 65 countries. The exhibition hosting 50 booths benefits from the added audience and content synergies of the co-located conferences within World Smart Week. Over 1700 expected participants will take advantage of this global meeting of contactless, e-ID, M2M and digital security industries.

Money 2020 October 06 — 09, 2013 Aria, Las Vegas, USA
Money2020 explores the macro trends in payments and financial services innovation, such as the mobile Internet, open platforms and consumer empowerment. Money2020 brings together the broader worldwide community of innovators including retail, mobile, advertising and technology that are profoundly changing how consumers and businesses manage, spend and borrow money. Last year's event established a new scale and standard for events in emerging payments & financial services. This year, the bar is raised yet again with an expectations of more than 3,000 attendees, including 200+ CEOs, from more than 1,200 companies and 50 countries.

NFC Track at Apps World October 22 — 23, 2013 Earls Court 2, London, England
The NFC & mobile payment workshops at Apps World 2013 will be looking at new business models and discussing the latest developments in the mobile payments space - emerging technologies, mobile commerce, monetisation, security, NFC, mobile banking - and how these will affect the roles of key industry players like banks, operators, platform owners and card issuers. Entry to the exhibition is completely free.

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